National team appearances in the World Men's Handball Championship
This article lists the performances of each of the 58 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Men's Handball Championship finals.
Debut of teams
Year | Debutants | Total |
---|---|---|
1938 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
1954 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
1958 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 |
1961 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1964 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
1967 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1970 | No debut nations | 0 |
1974 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1978 | No debut nations | 0 |
1982 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1986 | ![]() | 1 |
1990 | No debut nations | 0 |
1993 | ![]() | 0(+1) |
1995 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4(+1) |
1997 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 5(+1) |
1999 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
2001 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2003 | ![]() | 1 |
2005 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2007 | No debut nations | 0 |
2009 | ![]() ![]() | 0(+2) |
2011 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2013 | ![]() | 1 |
2015 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2017 | No debut nations | 0 |
2019 | ![]() | 0(+1) |
2021 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2023 | ![]() | 1 |
2025 | ![]() | 1 |
* Successor Teams
** Composed of players from both South Korea and North Korea. The team split into two again after the tournament.
Participation details
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- 5th – Fifth place
- 6th – Sixth place
- 7th – Seventh place
- 8th – Eighth place
- 9th – Ninth place
- 10th – Tenth place
- 11th – Eleventh place
- 12th to 24th – Twelfth to twenty-fourth place
- Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
- •• — Qualified but withdrew
- • — Did not qualify
- × — Did not enter / Withdrew from the World Championship / Banned
- — Hosts
Team | ![]() 1938 | ![]() 1954 | ![]() 1958 | ![]() 1961 | ![]() 1964 | ![]() 1967 | ![]() 1970 | ![]() 1974 | ![]() 1978 | ![]() 1982 | ![]() 1986 | ![]() 1990 | ![]() 1993 | ![]() 1995 | ![]() 1997 | ![]() 1999 | ![]() 2001 | ![]() 2003 | ![]() 2005 | ![]() 2007 | ![]() 2009 | ![]() 2011 | ![]() 2013 | ![]() 2015 | ![]() 2017 | ![]() ![]() 2019 | ![]() 2021 | ![]() ![]() 2023 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2025 | ![]() 2027 | ![]() ![]() 2029 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2031 | Total |
![]() | Part of ![]() | × | × | × | 15th | • | 16th | 16th | 16th | • | 16th | 17th | 15th | 13th | 18th | 17th | • | 19th | 15th | 17th | 24th | • | • | 22nd | 31st | Q | 17 | ||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | • | • | × | × | × | • | × | • | 20th | 21st | • | • | • | • | 24th | 23rd | 30th | • | • | 5 | ||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 21st | 15th | 17th | 18th | 16th | 18th | 12th | 18th | 12th | 18th | 17th | 11th | 19th | Q | 15 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | 21st | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | • | × | • | • | • | × | 7 | |||
![]() | 2nd | × | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | 13th | • | 19th | 26th | • | Q | 8 | |||
![]() | Part of ![]() | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | •• | 23rd | 20th | 21st | 16th | Q | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 18th | 11th | • | 17th | × | × | 5 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | 1 | |||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | 15th | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | 24th | 16th | 19th | 22nd | 19th | 19th | 21st | 21st | 13th | 16th | 16th | 9th | 18th | 17th | Q | 17 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 11th | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 2 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | • | 16th | • | × | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 3 | |||
![]() | Part of ![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 32nd | 23rd | Q | 3 | ||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 23rd | 23rd | 21st | 16th | 27th | 26th | Q | 8 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 2 | |||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | 2nd | 13th | 10th | 9th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 15th | 9th | Q | 16 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 13th | 15th | 14th | • | 13th | 14th | 8th | • | × | × | × | 20th | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | Q | 8 | |||
![]() | See ![]() | 8th | 11th | • | 18th | • | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | 17th | • | • | •• | • | Q | 7 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 7th | • | 9th | 19th | • | 9th | • | 9th | 13th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | Q | 27 | ||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 28th | • | • | 1 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | 14th | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 12th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 14th | 17th | 14th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 8th | 7th | 7th | Q | 18 | |||
![]() | × | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||
![]() | × | 6th | 9th | 8th | 13th | 10th | 12th | • | 16th | • | • | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | Q | Q | 26 | ||
![]() (including West Germany) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 1st | 7th | 7th | • | 6th | 4th | • | 5th | 8th | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 5th | 11th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 12th | 5th | Q | Q | Q | 29 | |
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![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 24th | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | Q | 1 | |||
![]() | × | • | 7th | • | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 6th | 11th | 17th | 4th | 11th | • | 6th | • | 9th | 6th | 7th | 8th | • | 7th | 10th | 5th | 8th | Q | 23 | |||
![]() | × | × | 10th | 6th | 9th | • | 11th | 14th | 13th | • | 6th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 5th | • | 11th | 7th | 15th | 8th | • | 6th | 12th | 11th | 14th | 11th | 20th | 12th | Q | Q | 24 | ||
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![]() | × | × | × | 12th | 16th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 12th | 14th | • | 15th | • | 23rd | 15th | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | 16th | • | • | 22nd | 24th | 19th | × | Q | 16 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 15th | • | • | • | 20th | • | 19th | 23rd | 20th | 22nd | 19th | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 9 | |||
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![]() | × | × | 16th | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||
![]() | Part of ![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() ![]() | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | 22nd | 23rd | 17th | 22nd | 23rd | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 29th | 30th | • | 8 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | 11th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | Q | 3 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | × | • | 23rd | × | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | 14th | 9th | 15th | 15th | 23rd | 27th | Q | 9 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | × | • | 6th | 7th | 11th | 13th | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 12th | 13th | 14th | • | 7th | 13th | 9th | 9th | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 6th | Q | Q | 19 | ||
![]() | × | × | 5th | • | • | 12th | 14th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 14th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 17th | • | 13th | 15th | Q | 18 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | 16th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 13th | Q | 6 | |||
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![]() | × | × | 13th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 7th | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | |||
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![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | 22nd | 21st | 10th | • | • | 23rd | • | 19th | 22nd | 20th | 21st | • | 29th | • | 10 | |||
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![]() | See ![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | 18th | • | • | 17th | 11th | 12th | 10th | • | • | 4th | 8th | 3rd | • | 9th | 10th | Q | 11 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | 12th | 12th | 15th | 12th | 8th | 14th | 12th | • | • | 15th | 12th | 13th | 21st | • | • | ![]() | 31st | 28th | • | 13 | |||
![]() | × | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | 13th | 10th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 11th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 13th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | Q | 23 | |||
![]() | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 13th | 11th | • | 7th | 4th | • | 10th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | Q | 27 | |||
![]() | × | 4th | × | 10th | 12th | 14th | 15th | • | • | 12th | 11th | 13th | 4th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | Q | 12 | |||
![]() | ![]() | × | × | × | 15th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | 12th | 10th | 14th | 4th | 11th | 17th | 20th | 11th | 15th | 19th | 12th | 25th | 25th | Q | 17 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | 15th | • | 16th | 16th | • | • | • | • | 16th | 21st | • | • | 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | •• | 20th | Q | Q | 9 | ||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | 32nd | • | 2 | |||
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![]() | × | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 7th | 7th | See ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | × | ![]() | ![]() | 10th | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 8th | See ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | See ![]() ![]() | 22nd | ![]() ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 5th | See ![]() ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | • | 5th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 10th | 2nd | See ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | 8th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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Results of host nations
Year | Host Nation | Finish |
---|---|---|
1938 | ![]() | Champions |
1954 | ![]() | Champions |
1958 | ![]() | Third place (as ![]() |
1961 | ![]() | Fourth place |
1964 | ![]() | Third place |
1967 | ![]() | Fifth place |
1970 | ![]() | Twelfth place |
1974 | ![]() | Runners-up |
1978 | ![]() | Fourth place |
1982 | ![]() | Seventh place |
1986 | ![]() | Eleventh place |
1990 | ![]() | Seventh place |
1993 | ![]() | Third place |
1995 | ![]() | Fourteenth place |
1997 | ![]() | Fifteenth place |
1999 | ![]() | Seventh place |
2001 | ![]() | Champions |
2003 | ![]() | Sixteenth place |
2005 | ![]() | Fourth place |
2007 | ![]() | Champions |
2009 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2011 | ![]() | Fourth place |
2013 | ![]() | Champions |
2015 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2017 | ![]() | Champions |
2019 | ![]() | Champions |
![]() | Fourth place | |
2021 | ![]() | Seventh place |
2023 | ![]() | Fifteenth place |
![]() | Fourth place | |
2025 | ![]() | TBD |
![]() | TBD | |
![]() | TBD | |
2027 | ![]() | TBD |
2029 | ![]() | TBD |
![]() | TBD | |
2031 | ![]() | TBD |
![]() | TBD | |
![]() | TBD |
Results of defending champions
Year | Defending champions | Finish |
---|---|---|
1938 | — | — |
1954 | ![]() | Runners-up |
1958 | ![]() | Champions |
1961 | Third place | |
1964 | ![]() | Champions |
1967 | Third place | |
1970 | ![]() | Seventh place |
1974 | ![]() | Champions |
1978 | Seventh place | |
1982 | ![]() | Seventh place |
1986 | ![]() | Tenth place |
1990 | ![]() | Fourth place |
1993 | ![]() | Third place |
1995 | ![]() | Fifth place |
1997 | ![]() | Third place |
1999 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2001 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2003 | ![]() | Third place |
2005 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2007 | ![]() | Seventh place |
2009 | ![]() | Fifth place |
2011 | ![]() | Champions |
2013 | Sixth place | |
2015 | ![]() | Fourth place |
2017 | ![]() | Champions |
2019 | Third place | |
2021 | ![]() | Champions |
2023 | Champions | |
2025 | TBD | |
2027 | TBD | TBD |
2029 | TBD | TBD |
2031 | TBD | TBD |
Notes
- ^ Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Handball Federation in 2021.
References
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